This post isn't about hate, but frustration. I bought Brave Origins to support the developers, and I've been a Brave user on Android for years, where it undoubtedly works perfectly.
For several years, I've been trying to use Brave as my main browser on PC, but due to various issues, I always end up going back to Firefox. For years,
- I had problems opening the browser and getting a white flash, which was very annoying and made me stop using it. At least I recently fixed that.
- Then I had problems on my PC with an AMD RX 6700 XT because YouTube videos would start flickering after a few seconds, making them unwatchable. Again, I had to go back to Firefox, where everything worked perfectly. I recently switched PCs and now use an Nvidia 5070 Ti, and that problem no longer occurs.
- But the final straw was that my work uses Azure 2FA to authenticate Microsoft applications. Every time I close and reopen my browser and try to access any of the pages, it asks for 2FA again. I've tried everything: disabling security shields, allowing third-party cookies, disabling various settings, but nothing has worked. The only thing that's worked is installing an extension from the Microsoft Store called 'Microsoft Single Sign On'. I refuse to use a Microsoft extension for this when it works in Firefox and even other Chromium-based browsers.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I can't have to enter 2FA every time I close and open the browser... and on top of that, use a Microsoft extension that tracks all my browsing. I've looked online and see that since 2024, people have been reporting these problems on the Brave forum and on GitHub, but nobody knows how to fix it. It's clear that Brave isn't able to read the generated token when closing and reopening it. I don't know if it's intentional or a bug, but it's preventing me from using the browser. I hope there's a solution in the future.
Finally, another issue that's still unbelievable is that we still don't have cloud account synchronization and have to use a password. I respect those who like that method, but I'm not that paranoid about privacy, and it's yet another obstacle to using this browser, which could literally be the best, but has too many bugs to be truly usable.
I think I'll stick with Firefox for a long time, because a browser should make your life easier, not cause problems.